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Outline of a Valuation Report

Letter from The Center

 

1.         Appraisers Qualifications:

1.         Appraiser’s name

2.         Address

            3.         Taxpayer ID#

            4.         Qualifications of the Appraiser

 

2.         Purpose:

            1.         Overview

2.                  Description of the Property

3.         Nature and Purpose of the Appraisal

4.                  Date of the Valuation

5.                  Ownership and Control of the Company

6.         Principal Sources of Information Used

7.         Principal References

 

3.         Company Data:

1.         Organization of the Company

2.                  Overview and History of the Company

3.         Products, Customer Base, and Services

4.         Key Competitors

5.         Personnel

 

4.         Economic Conditions:

1.         Overview of the National Economy

2.         Overview of the Economy Where the Company is Located

3.         Overview of the Industry

4.         General Outlook for the Company

5.         Concluding Remarks

 

5.         Assumptions: 

            1.         Listing of key assumptions

 

6.         Valuation Methodologies

1.         Earnings Capitalization Method

a.         Add-backs to the Income Statement for 3 years

b.         Weighted Average Earnings Calculated

 

Methods of Earnings Valuation

            1.         Single-Period Capitalization of Earnings Model

a.                  Value of the company under this method

2.                  Discounted Future Earnings Model

a.      Value of the company under this method

3.         Summary of the Two Methods

 

2.         Underlying Asset Method

a.      Net equity is beginning point

b.      Add-backs to the Balance Sheet

c.      Calculate whether profits were made as a result of goodwill

d.      If results in a positive number then goodwill is calculated

e.      Add the goodwill to the total of the Underlying Asset Method

 

3.         Cash Flow/Leveraged Debt Method

a.         Add-backs to the Cash Flow Statement for 3 years

b.         Weighted Average Cash Flow from operations calculated

 

Methods of Cash Flow Valuation

            1.         Single-Period Capitalization of Cash Flows Model

                                    a.         Value of the company under this method

2.         Discounted Future Cash Flows Model

a.         Value of the company under this method

3.         Summary of the Two Methods

 

4.         Comparables Method

A.        Publicly held companies’ price/earnings ratios.

i.          Average the price earnings ratios

ii.         Value of the company under this method  

B.        Transactional Data of Merged or Acquired Companies

i.          The average of the revenue ratios for recently sold privately-held companies

ii.         Value of the company under this method

3.         Summary of the Two Methods

 

5.         Weighting of Methods

            a.         Listing each method and the weights applied

            b.         Total value of the company

 

7.         Value Per Share

 

8.         Statement of Limiting Conditions

 

9.         Summary:

1.         Statement by the Appraiser

2.                  Valuation Results

3.                  Signatures and Date

 

10.       Appendix

      1.         Financial Statements

      2.         Tax Returns

      3.         Pictures

      4.         Product Line Card

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